Sam Adams Drops Two New Seasonals | The Alcohol Professor

The new year had barely begun when Samuel Adams announced a pair of new seasonal beers for winter and early spring. The beer styles they chose are a tad surprising. Back in 1988, the first-ever seasonal brew from Sam Adams (whose Nitro White won gold in the 2016 NY International Beer Competition) was a double bock, a traditional German spring release. But the two new ones for 2017 are far more subtle: Sam Adams Fresh as Helles and Sam Adams Hopscape.